School Newsletter
Rancho Santa Fe Elementary School
An “A” Rated School District
Home of the Broncos
School Message from Principal Zuniga
Our campus opens at 7:15 AM, students may come for breakfast or head straight to their classroom any time between 7:15 AM and 7:40 AM. Breakfast stops being served at 7:30 AM. Multiple entrances will be open for student arrival with staff stationed throughout the campus to assist students to their classrooms and/or the cafeteria for breakfast.
Closed Campus
Student Safety is Our Top Priority. Our campus will be closed to all outside guests. only students and staff will be able to enter. However, we are allowing volunteers onto our campus. You Must sign in and out from the front office and must have attended the Parent Volunteer training to volunteer. Contact your child's teacher for more information.
Nurse Protocols
You can assist us by screening your child before bringing them to school. Please keep them home if they are ill or have a temperature of 100.4 or higher. If your child takes medication at school, please reach out to our school nurse, Nurse Brown.
Arrival
School will begin at 7:40am. Students can arrive to school as early as 7:15 AM every morning where students are able to go to the classroom or to the cafeteria for breakfast. Multiple gates and doors on both sides of the campus will be open for students We will have specific locations for each grade level to enter in order to reduce the amount of traffic in one particular area. See map attached. When dropping off students please follow the signage that is posted around the drop off loop. Students will be dropped off at the curb and walk to the entrance that is assigned to their grade level. There will be staff members there to assist in directing students. Students that will be walking to school will enter through the front gate area. If your child is riding the bus to school you can help with social distancing at the bus stop. There will be some social distancing measures in place on the bus. Students must wear face coverings to ride the school bus. We are encouraging families to drive students to school if possible in order to help with social distancing.
If your child is going to be late or be picked up early, you must have your ID available.
Dismissal Procedures
Rancho Santa Fe has worked closely with Litchfield Elementary School District's Transportation Department and local law enforcement to design an effective and safe protocol for student drop off and pick up. We will also be staggering dismissal times for walkers and car riders to help with traffic flow and avoid large gatherings of parents and students. No parents will be allowed to park and pick up. Younger children will dismiss at the time of the oldest child in your family. Bus riders will dismiss at the assigned time for their grade level even if they have a younger sibling. If you are walking to pick up your child we ask that you inform the classroom teacher and meet your child at the flagpole near the front gate entrance.
Dismissal will be staggered to ensure social distancing to safely load the bus and car loop (see below). It is essential that parents of 2nd-5th grade students are not in the car line until after 2:25pm. Each family will be given a car window sign to be placed in their passenger front window. This sign will have a number for your family along with the student’s names and grade levels. Staff will enter your family’s number into a document that will be viewed by all teachers as you drive into the car loop. We ask that you continue to pull up as far forward as you can. There will be signage and staff to direct cars. Once again parents we ask you to keep sick children or a child with a fever at home.
Dismissal Schedule:
2:15PM: Kindergarten and
2:20PM: 1st grade
2:25PM: 2nd - 5th grade
Adults will be out there to direct parents. ALL parents are asked to stay IN your vehicle and pull as far forward as possible to help the traffic flow. If you have more than one child they will be released with the oldest child in your family in the car loop.
Principal Mrs. Zuniga
Rancho Santa Fe Elementary
Front office: 623-535-6507
Attendance Line: 623-535- 6503